WorksheetsThe Midnight Zoo - Chapter 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are the names of the two brothers?
Andrej and Timothy
Andrej and Tomas
Andrew and David
Andrew and Tomaj
What are the ages of the two brothers?
8 and 11
11 and 16
8 and 13
9 and 12
What does 'solemn' mean?
quiet and secretive
relaxed and obvious
formal and dignified
angry and restrained
What does 'foraged' mean?
To have fumbled around and then lost something.
To have planted a vegetable garden.
To have become angered by someone's stupidity
To have searched an area to find provisions.
Night is personified as...
a silvery spirit
a cloaked sorcerer
a black clad horseman
a rainbow coloured unicorn
A hamlet is...
a very small village
a very small ham
a very small shakespearean character
a very small city
What creature is moving around the wreckage?
Mouse
Owl
Spider
Wolf
What does 'desolate' mean?
to destroy something
to remove solate from the soil
something a desol gains nutrients from
uninhabited and bleak
What does 'precarious' mean?
To be uncertain about something
To care about something before it happens.
Not secure or stable
Not interesting or engaging
What is a 'flotilla'?
A drink traditionally made from ice-cream and a sweetened, carbonated beverage
A small cluster of clouds
A group of ships or boats
A small herd of sheep
What did Uncle Marin do?
Help them search the rubble for valuable items.
Go on family camping trips with the boys
Work in a circus
Train horses
Fill in the blank:
"if you convince a _________ you are fearless they will _______________ you.
person/want to fight
child/never learn to trust
horse/put their trust in
monkey/want to join a band with
What are the key features Uncle Marin identifies as needed to earn trust?
food, rest, shelter and courage
food, water, shelter and courage
food, rest, sleep and fear
food, shelter, protection and money
Fill in the blanks:
___________ eyes watched him.
hungry
hypnotic
ghostly
googly
What is the second half of the simile from the chapter; 'The flames seemed hostile like...'
'... rushing, icy water.'
'... warm, glowing lanterns'
'... a chicken on fire.'
'... jeering, poking tongues'
What is 'debris'?
an accumulation of loose rocks
litter or rubbish
the remains of something broken or destroyed
all of the above
What does Tomas know about courage?
That it could be the least safe thing in the world.
That it was something he once had but then lost.
That it will convince others to trust him.
That it goes hand in hand with happiness.
What is Tomas's 'worst worry' in Chapter 1?
That his brother intends to leave him one day.
That his brother will not return from his scouring missions.
That he will be forced to return home to his parents.
That he will get sick from eating spoiled food.
Finish the simile; 'Fear beat inside Andrej like...'
'the macarena.'
'the thrum of a funeral march.'
'a dark angry bird.'
'the gentle flap of butterfly wings.'
Finish the simile: 'Their black hair was straggly, as unkempt as...'
'bowls of 2 minute noodles'
'bags of old hair'
'raven nests'
'matted fur'
Finish the simile: 'Their eyes in their young faces were dark like...'
'lumps of coal.'
'night pools.'
'raven eyes.'
'licorice drops.'
Uncle Marin told Andrej there were two types of people...
mice and lions
starlings and hawks
good and evil
wildcats and housecats
What does 'jounce' mean?
to jump on the spot
to move roughly up and down
to compete or struggle
a dance move performed on one leg
What does 'unmoored' mean?
unmoved
unattached
unhappy
uninformed
What stands out on the wolf in the darkness?
Its new shoes.
Its glowing eyes
its glittering personality
its long teeth
